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I think there are still some problems as internet connection speed from mobile phone. If you want put or get all your photos on outside storage, you need good internet connection, and if you are some where in countryside where often is slow internet connection…
Zoho CRM. Made the swtich from Salesforce about 3 weeks ago
Really simple systems. It works a treat for us!
Salesforce! Absolutley nothing else comes close that we have tried.
We are currently using the group edition and are considering upgrading to the professional edition shortly.
Also consider Javelin CRM which is a simple and easy to use online system. We’ve recently launched an affiliate program for any affiliates/resellers that are interested.
I’ll get the ball rolling.
I have had experience with Sosius and Knowledge Tree.
Sosius was brilliant for what we needed – KnowledgeTree was more complicated than we required.
I posted the following comment on csoonline, figured I should post it here as well since this is where I first found the link to the artikle.
I agree with most of what Mr. Winkler writes, however, I would like to expand on the SAML bit. Benefits of using SAML for authenticating to Google Apps is two-fold:
1) You can use an existing (familiar) authentication system that you have in place. I think the ignition analogy that Mr. Winkler gave is an incorrect one. The Authentication mechanism is more like a garage for your car. You don’t wanna get a new garage everytime you buy a new car. Similarly you don’t want yet another authentication system when you purchase a new application/service. And if you are not in the mood for maintaining a authentication system in-house, there are Cloud based Identity providers.
2) If you place the Security Assertion sever (for SAML) inside your firewall, you are essentially forcing the user to be on the corporate network. This greatly improves the security but may limit remote access.
I really don’t think Cloud Computing is to be blamed for twitter hack. The attack would have been possible even if twitter was using a in-house Exchange Server with some provisions for remote access and weak passwords. It is all about authentication and access control. If twitter had instituted proper access control using multi-factor authentication, this would never have happened.
NIST recently published a working draft of the Cloud Computing Security presentation. Some of the Security Advantages mentioned in the presentation are:
1. Shifting public data to a external cloud reduces the exposure of the internal sensitive data
2. Cloud homogeneity makes security auditing/testing simpler
3. Clouds enable automated security management
4. Redundancy / Disaster Recovery
5. Data Fragmentation and Dispersal
6. Dedicated Security Team
7. Greater Investment in Security Infrastructure
8. Fault Tolerance and Reliability
9. Greater Resiliency
10. Hypervisor Protection Against Network Attacks
11. Possible Reduction of C&A Activities (Access to Pre-Accredited Clouds)
12. Simplification of Compliance Analysis
13. Data Held by Unbiased Party (cloud vendor assertion)
14. Low-Cost Disaster Recovery and Data Storage Solutions
15. On-Demand Security Controls
16. Real-Time Detection of System Tampering
17. Rapid Re-Constitution of Services
18. Advanced Honeynet Capabilities
I understand that these will depend on the actual implementation. It usually does for everything. For e.g. you can create world’s most secure cipher, but the poor implementation is usually the weakest link.
But in theory, if cloud services are implemented properly, I think NIST’s list of advantages hold true.
Looking forward to working with you all on making cloud computing work for everyone!
Yes. Microsoft needs to do something in cloud. Except Salesforce, I dont think any other vendor has substantial revenue out of cloud services
Malick
http://committedexpertise.wordpress.com
Government agencies may require a private onramp into the cloud for security and QoS: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/45688
The same fate as the usual Internet Meme, like “Information wants to be free” – only half of it is remembered, but it’s soooo convenient to just refer to all things “cloud” as “Cloud Computing”. I usually use a six-layer model in my talks – network (a special kind of networked infrastructure), infrastructure (where you would find computing), platform, service relationship, information. I just penned a blog post a about it: The Economics of Cloud – More Than Just Services, Platforms, Infrastructure
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There are good reasons not to share services. I have found that sharing services almost always increases costs. One reason is that no one studies customer demand before entering such agreements, we have found that failure demand (demand caused by a failure to do something or do something right for a customer) represents any where from 25 to 75% of all demand to hospitals. So before sharing services we should look at customer demand.
Also, the design of the work is poorly done in most cases. This is a huge opportunity for improvement. Too many front/back office designs with entrapping technology. Most of this can be designed out of hospitals resulting in better service and lower costs.
Once these are looked at then we can have a conversation about sharing services.
Please Read:
http://blog.newsystemsthinking.com/blog/shared-services-strategy/0/0/dos-and-donts-of-a-shared-services-strategy
http://blog.newsystemsthinking.com/blog/bryce-harrison/0/0/economies-of-flow-defined-for-service
Tripp Babbitt
http://www.newsystemsthinking.com
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No, I just read a lot about the subject.
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The only thing we need is a very -very!- cheap computer with WIFI. All programs and apps run from the cloud. It’s genius!
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